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    School bus crash kills 2 students, seriously injures 3
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    School bus crash kills 2 students, seriously injures 3
    Sep 15, 2015
    HOUSTON (AP) — A school bus plunged off a highway overpass in Houston after being hit by a car on Tuesday, killing two students and seriously injuring...
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    Fierce California wildfire claims life of ‘true adventurer’
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    Fierce California wildfire claims life of ‘true adventurer’
    JANIE HAR and JUSTIN PRITCHARD 
    Sep 15, 2015
    MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Barbara McWilliams told her caretaker she didn't want to leave her home near Middletown, despite a nearby wildfire. The worl...
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    Glance at major hajj-related incidents in Saudi Arabia
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    Glance at major hajj-related incidents in Saudi Arabia
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    Sep 12, 2015
    CAIRO (AP) — Every year, millions of Muslims converge on the Saudi holy cities of Mecca and Medina for the annual hajj pilgrimage, with the massive ce...
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    Saudis: 107 dead in crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque
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    Saudis: 107 dead in crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque
    ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and ADAM SCHRECK 
    Sep 12, 2015
    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A towering construction crane toppled over on Friday during a violent rainstorm in the Saudi city of Mecca, Islam's holies...
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    6 of 18 Marines hurt in deadly crash in critical condition
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    6 of 18 Marines hurt in deadly crash in critical condition
    JULIE WATSON 
    Sep 11, 2015
    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Six of 18 Marines injured in a rollover accident were listed in critical condition Friday, a day after the 7-ton truck carrying them ...
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    The Latest: Some support Minnesota dentist despite lion hunt
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    The Latest: Some support Minnesota dentist despite lion hunt
    Sep 08, 2015
    BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The latest on the dentist who killed Cecil the lion during a hunt in Zimbabwe (all times local): 10:50 a.m. A Minnesota dent...
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    AP Exclusive: Drilling boom means more harmful waste spills
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    AP Exclusive: Drilling boom means more harmful waste spills
    JOHN FLESHER 
    Sep 08, 2015
    CROSSROADS, N.M. (AP) — Carl Johnson and son Justin are third- and fourth-generation ranchers who for decades have battled oilfield companies that lef...
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    Migrants break through Hungary police lines near Serb border
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    Migrants break through Hungary police lines near Serb border
    NICOLAE DUMITRACHE and SHAWN POGATCHNIK 
    Sep 07, 2015
    ROSZKE, Hungary (AP) — Several hundred Arabs, Asians and Africans tired of waiting for buses broke through Hungarian police lines near the Serbian bor...
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    Study: Are we shifting to fewer, weaker Atlantic hurricanes?
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    Study: Are we shifting to fewer, weaker Atlantic hurricanes?
    SETH BORENSTEIN 
    Sep 07, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A new but controversial study asks if an end is coming to the busy Atlantic hurricane seasons of recent decades. The Atlantic looks ...
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    Marine killed in helicopter accident was doing rope training
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    Marine killed in helicopter accident was doing rope training
    JONATHAN DREW 
    Sep 04, 2015
    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Marine who died during a helicopter accident at Camp Lejeune was part of a Virginia-based anti-terror and security team ...
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    Father of dead boys: ‘All I want is to be with my children’
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    Father of dead boys: ‘All I want is to be with my children’
    SUZAN FRASER and GREGORY KATZ 
    Sep 03, 2015
    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — He is one among many, far too many. But the plight of one boy, washed up like a piece of debris on a Turkish beach, has focused ...
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    Gold fever hits Poland with possible discovery of Nazi train
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    Gold fever hits Poland with possible discovery of Nazi train
    MONIKA SCISLOWSKA 
    Sep 03, 2015
    WALBRZYCH, Poland (AP) — The placid woodlands around this medieval castle town have suddenly become the hottest spot in Poland — as treasure hunters d...
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    Oldest survivor of San Francisco earthquake of 1906 dies
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    Oldest survivor of San Francisco earthquake of 1906 dies
    OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ 
    Sep 02, 2015
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ruth Newman was just child living on an outlying ranch when the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 struck, but her memory of ...
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    Thai police: Suspect acknowledges being near bomb scene
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    Thai police: Suspect acknowledges being near bomb scene
    NATTASUDA ANUSONADISAI and JOCELYN GECKER 
    Sep 02, 2015
    BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police said Wednesday a prime suspect in Bangkok's deadly bombing has admitted to being near the shrine where the attack took plac...
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    Hungary blocks migrants from trains; 11 drown off Turkey
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    Hungary blocks migrants from trains; 11 drown off Turkey
    SHAWN POGATCHNIK 
    Sep 02, 2015
    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hundreds of migrants chanted defiant slogans outside Budapest's main international train station Wednesday as Hungarian polic...
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    Huge blast at Spanish fireworks factory kills 5, wounds 3
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    Huge blast at Spanish fireworks factory kills 5, wounds 3
    CIARAN GILES and ALAN CLENDENNING 
    Aug 31, 2015
    MADRID (AP) — A huge explosion Monday at a fireworks factory in northeastern Spain killed five people and seriously injured three others, police said....
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    Flood at Russian zoo kills 1 bear, traps 14 others in cages
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    Flood at Russian zoo kills 1 bear, traps 14 others in cages
    Aug 31, 2015
    MOSCOW (AP) — A flood has swept through a private zoo in Russia's Far East, trapping 14 brown bears and a lion in their half-submerged cages. Video br...
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    Syrian official: Extent of damage at Palmyra temple unclear
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    Syrian official: Extent of damage at Palmyra temple unclear
    ALBERT AJI and SARAH EL DEEB 
    Aug 31, 2015
    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The extent of damage from a massive explosion near the ancient Temple of Bel in Syria's Palmyra is unclear, but it appears the ...
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    Erika aims for Dominican Republic after 4 killed in Dominica
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    Erika aims for Dominican Republic after 4 killed in Dominica
    EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ and CARLISLE JNO BAPTISTE 
    Aug 29, 2015
    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic began to evacuate people on Friday as Tropical Storm Erika lashed the c...
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    Bush returns to New Orleans for 10th anniversary of Katrina
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    Bush returns to New Orleans for 10th anniversary of Katrina
    CAIN BURDEAU 
    Aug 29, 2015
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush returned Friday to New Orleans — the scene of one of his presidency's lowest points — to tout the r...
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    Toss the bags, Break the Chains
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    Toss the bags, Break the Chains
    June 17, 2025
    Break the Chains (BTC) Coalition invites the public to its 9th annual BTC Festival on the town square in Coudersport on June 28. The cornhole tourname...
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    Cool down and connect
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    Cool down and connect
    June 17, 2025
    Port Allegany's Heart and Soul will host an Ice Cream Social for an opportunity to cool down and connect. This sweet summer gathering will be held Sun...
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    No Era edition Thursday
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    No Era edition Thursday
    June 17, 2025
    Due to the federal Juneteenth holiday, there will be no edition of The Era on Thursday, June 19. The paper will resume Friday. The newsroom can be rea...
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    No shortage of mud
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    No shortage of mud
    June 17, 2025
    The 28th Penn’s Woods Jamboree will return to the Bradford area Friday and Saturday. With the amount of rain seen regionally this spring, there should...
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    Local organizations receive grants for America 250PA
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    Local organizations receive grants for America 250PA
    June 17, 2025
    America250PA has announced recipients of the second round of its Semiquincentennial Grants, which include funds for the Bradford Area Alliance and Lum...
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    Vote on a name for the Pitt-Bradford panther
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    Vote on a name for the Pitt-Bradford panther
    June 17, 2025
    The University of Pittsburgh has announced the six finalist names for its panther mascot in honor of National Mascot Day. Voting is open to anyone who...
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